A tool (free presentation included!) to provide guidance on when to eat/how much when pursuing a weight loss goal. Of course YOU are always the expert and authority on your own body and needs.
Hi it’s Mona! I feel like you’ve done a lot to respond to just my one comment so I want to say that I appreciate it. I should also admit I still have some of the same questions about it although the scale is actually very helpful. What then is your advice for when your schedule really restricts your available meal times? Say a window of opportunity comes and you are still at a -1, and it’s another 4 hours till you are actually free. Would you say it’s better to skip eating and let yourself get super hungry (more than -4) before the next meal or is it better to go ahead and eat a lighter meal when you are less hungry and hope to be more “on track” for the next meal?
Hey Mona! It was my pleasure and important to me to bring more clarity to this topic as a coach, business owner putting teachings out there on what can be a sensitive topic for many, and hopefully you don’t feel any pressure to respond in any manner. It was useful for me to learn about reels/how to share general recommendations on social etc. as I learn how to engage on social media and to share teachings to a broader audience, I want to take in helpful feedback and do better if possible. So thank you!
I understand you may still have some questions from my post that relate to your specific situation. I’m happy to take a look at that!
In my coaching work, I try as much as possible to put you in the driver’s seat of making decisions and assessing your results from there in a no-judgment/scientist/researcher role: Making decisions that feel best for you with my recommendations in mind, and then taking a look at if that choice is also helping you make slow/steady progress toward your goal. If not, then we look at what could be tweaked in your choices to help you make weight loss progress.
I would first ask you to consider: What choice would feel like the best choice for you in this situation that you would like to try and see if you still make progress with?
Not knowing much about your specific situation, my recommendation would be to eat that light meal or a nourishing snack when you’re able to/at that -1 level to keep your hunger levels more manageable/balanced and then check in with yourself when you next have your break to see if you need another light meal or snack to hold you over until a more substantial meal, depending on the rest of your schedule and where you are on the hunger scale.
One other note: In my experience strategic decisions like this about eating when maybe you’re a little less hungry but have time (like at a -1) or otherwise according to a schedule does not get in the way of making weight loss progress – the areas that most hinder people in making weight loss progress are eating when they are not physically hungry/eating foods that don’t promote weight loss progress too frequently due to emotional reasons, so much of my work with clients centers on that – looking at where people are overeating and why. What’s going on for them at that moment? And how to make a different choice.
Let me know if you have any follow up questions! I also want to offer that you could book a consultation to discuss how I might be able to support you with your specific needs as your coach, if you’re interested! You can do so here: https://calendly.com/hello-3s2d/0min
Also! I love how you put "on track" in quotation marks. I typically find that thinking in terms of "on track" and "off track" is not helpful for people, so it's not a bad idea to question if thinking about it that way is helpful for you!
Hi it’s Mona! I feel like you’ve done a lot to respond to just my one comment so I want to say that I appreciate it. I should also admit I still have some of the same questions about it although the scale is actually very helpful. What then is your advice for when your schedule really restricts your available meal times? Say a window of opportunity comes and you are still at a -1, and it’s another 4 hours till you are actually free. Would you say it’s better to skip eating and let yourself get super hungry (more than -4) before the next meal or is it better to go ahead and eat a lighter meal when you are less hungry and hope to be more “on track” for the next meal?
Hey Mona! It was my pleasure and important to me to bring more clarity to this topic as a coach, business owner putting teachings out there on what can be a sensitive topic for many, and hopefully you don’t feel any pressure to respond in any manner. It was useful for me to learn about reels/how to share general recommendations on social etc. as I learn how to engage on social media and to share teachings to a broader audience, I want to take in helpful feedback and do better if possible. So thank you!
I understand you may still have some questions from my post that relate to your specific situation. I’m happy to take a look at that!
In my coaching work, I try as much as possible to put you in the driver’s seat of making decisions and assessing your results from there in a no-judgment/scientist/researcher role: Making decisions that feel best for you with my recommendations in mind, and then taking a look at if that choice is also helping you make slow/steady progress toward your goal. If not, then we look at what could be tweaked in your choices to help you make weight loss progress.
I would first ask you to consider: What choice would feel like the best choice for you in this situation that you would like to try and see if you still make progress with?
Not knowing much about your specific situation, my recommendation would be to eat that light meal or a nourishing snack when you’re able to/at that -1 level to keep your hunger levels more manageable/balanced and then check in with yourself when you next have your break to see if you need another light meal or snack to hold you over until a more substantial meal, depending on the rest of your schedule and where you are on the hunger scale.
One other note: In my experience strategic decisions like this about eating when maybe you’re a little less hungry but have time (like at a -1) or otherwise according to a schedule does not get in the way of making weight loss progress – the areas that most hinder people in making weight loss progress are eating when they are not physically hungry/eating foods that don’t promote weight loss progress too frequently due to emotional reasons, so much of my work with clients centers on that – looking at where people are overeating and why. What’s going on for them at that moment? And how to make a different choice.
Let me know if you have any follow up questions! I also want to offer that you could book a consultation to discuss how I might be able to support you with your specific needs as your coach, if you’re interested! You can do so here: https://calendly.com/hello-3s2d/0min
Also! I love how you put "on track" in quotation marks. I typically find that thinking in terms of "on track" and "off track" is not helpful for people, so it's not a bad idea to question if thinking about it that way is helpful for you!